Chronicles of the Lads

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If you are observant, you will have suspected that the Angel offense has left quite a bit to be desired in the early going. JA Adande verifies such suspicions with an expose today in the LA Times.

Like most Adande columns, this treatise on the offensive Angel offense is one big non sequitur, as it turns into a discussion of the "Los Angeles" appendage to the Angel cognomen. But then he somehow ends up the thing by saying the Lads should dispatch Jarrod Washburn somewhere for a hitter.

Yes, the offense has been bleak of late, but why the panic? It's not like the team is doing this badly with everyone hitting up to expectations:

            This Year          Career
          AVG  OBP  SLG    AVG  OBP  SLG    Is likely to:
BMolina   323  389  581    269  305  390    Decline
JMolina   160  250  220    235  278  323    Improve
Erstad    256  298  376    288  343  422    Improve
Kennedy   167  167  167    277  328  404    Improve
Figgins   286  336  420    293  345  404    Maintain
McPherson 200  254  345    211  265  400    Improve
Quinlan   156  182  344    304  355  455    Improve
Cabrera   239  306  398    268  315  409    Improve
Anderson  295  320  426    299  329  476    Improve
Finley    187  261  421    275  336  450    Improve
Vlad      322  380  585    325  390  589    Maintain
DaVanon   214  282  257    259  342  413    Improve
Rivera    227  277  273    285  336  439    Improve

The real problem the offense is having is that only two guys are meeting expectations. Everyone else is in a slump right now, or hurt.

We're [b]one month into the season[/b]. It's not time to panic over the offense as yet. These guys just aren't bound to hit like this for the rest of the season.